Percentage of adults having a second job by number of children and age of the youngest child by country
Countries reporting
35
Highest
20.2%
Denmark
Lowest
0.5%
Italy
Median
3.1%
Years covered
20
2006–2025
Data points
591
What the numbers show
Percentage of adults having a second job by number of children and age of the youngest child is currently reported for 35 countries. The highest value is 20.2% in Denmark; the lowest is 0.5% in Italy.
The median across all reporting countries is 3.1%, and the mean is 4.5%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 40.
Over the past decade 26 countries rose and 8 fell. The largest increase was in Ireland (up 214.3%), and the largest decrease in Croatia (down 42.9%).
Percentage of adults having a second job by number of children and: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denmark | 20.2% | 2025 | up 65.6% | rising |
| 2 | Netherlands | 14.8% | 2025 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 2 | Netherlands | 14.8% | 2025 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 4 | Sweden | 8.6% | 2025 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 5 | Finland | 7.1% | 2025 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 6 | Serbia | 5.8% | 2025 | up 41.5% | rising |
| 7 | Estonia | 5.6% | 2025 | up 115.4% | rising |
| 7 | Estonia | 5.6% | 2025 | up 115.4% | rising |
| 9 | Germany | 4.8% | 2025 | up 41.2% | rising |
| 10 | Ireland | 4.4% | 2025 | up 214.3% | rising |
| 11 | Portugal | 4.3% | 2025 | up 79.2% | rising |
| 12 | Slovenia | 4.0% | 2021 | up 14.3% | flat |
| 12 | Slovenia | 4.0% | 2021 | up 14.3% | flat |
| 14 | Belgium | 3.9% | 2025 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 15 | France | 3.7% | 2025 | up 32.1% | rising |
| 16 | United Kingdom | 3.2% | 2019 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 16 | United Kingdom | 3.2% | 2019 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 18 | Austria | 3.1% | 2025 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 18 | Latvia | 3.1% | 2020 | up 3.3% | falling |
| 18 | Latvia | 3.1% | 2020 | up 3.3% | falling |
| 21 | Lithuania | 3.0% | 2025 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 21 | Lithuania | 3.0% | 2025 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 21 | Malta | 3.0% | 2020 | up 15.4% | falling |
| 24 | Türkiye | 2.9% | 2025 | up 123.1% | rising |
| 25 | Poland | 2.2% | 2025 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 25 | Poland | 2.2% | 2025 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 27 | Cyprus | 2.1% | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 27 | North Macedonia | 2.1% | 2020 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 29 | Czechia | 2.0% | 2024 | up 122.2% | rising |
| 30 | Romania | 1.8% | 2020 | up 12.5% | falling |
| 31 | Greece | 1.4% | 2025 | up 40.0% | falling |
| 31 | Spain | 1.4% | 2025 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 33 | Croatia | 0.8% | 2025 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 33 | Croatia | 0.8% | 2025 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 35 | Italy | 0.5% | 2025 | down 37.5% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.